Bruce French
Bruce Nicholas French
Born: 13 August 1959, Warsop, Nottinghamshire
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, England.
Known As: Bruce French
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: England v India at Leeds, 2nd Test, 1986
Last Test: England v New Zealand at Wellington, 3rd Test, 1987/88
ODI Debut: England v India at Chandigarh, 5th ODI, 1984/85
Last ODI: England v New Zealand at Auckland, 4th ODI, 1987/88
First-Class debut: 1976
Last First-Class: 11-15 May, 1995 Notts v Gloucs
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 16 21 4 308 59 18.11 38.64 0 1 38 1
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 13 8 3 34 9* 6.80 47.88 0 0 13 3
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1976 - 1995)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 360 471 92 7160 123 18.89 2 25 817 100
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 90 4 70 1 70.00 1-37 0 0 90.0 4.66
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1977 - 1995)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 296 195 60 2026 49 15.00 0 0 275 36
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A top quality wicketkeeper in his prime, Bruce French spent two tours as
understudy to Paul Downton before being given his chance in 1986. That
he kept Jack Russell out of the England team for almost two years on
wicket-keeping merit alone is a tribute to his glove work, though his
batting never developed as it could have done. A remarkably accident
prone man, he has missed matches through being bitten by a dog,
contracting chicken pox from his daughter, and was once knocked over by
a car while on the way to hospital to be treated for concussion, having
earlier in the day been hit on the head by a ball thrown by a spectator.
Bravely for one so cursed by bad luck, one of his hobbies is
mountaineering.
Thanks:Peter Kirk
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 08:04:23 GMT
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